The Glen Arbor Arts Center injects COLOR into the new year with an exhibition celebrating chroma, hue, tone, tint and value by 29 artists. COLOR opens Friday, January 10, 2020 with a reception from 6 - 8 pm in the gallery. Color – both the thing and the idea – is more than a seasonal picker-upper. COLOR exhibitors explore how
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes Brian Zimmerman, a third-generation landscaper from Traverse City, to discuss ways to bring more color to home gardens with native plants and pollinator-friendly blooms. Color In The Garden takes place Sunday, January 19, 2 pm in the GAAC gallery. Native plant are those that occur naturally in a region in which
A Short History of Color in Painting Wednesday, February 12 | Noon Art educator Linda Young traces how artists have used color -- from the luscious pigments used by 16th century Renaissance artists to the color-drenched canvasses of the 1960s Color Field painters – on Wednesday, February 12 at the Glen Arbor Arts Center,
CURTAIN UP! PARALLEL 45 THEATRE PERFORMS The Thanksgiving Play AT GAAC Parallel 45 Theatre performs a staged reading of The Thanksgiving Play, a contemporary, comedic satire about the beloved national holiday, February 13, 7:30 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This encore performance is followed by a community talk-back session
GALLERY TALK: A ‘COLOR’ TOUR Art educator Linda Young leads a conversational tour of COLOR, an exhibition of 2D and 3D color art work on February 29, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge. Using selected works from the COLOR exhibition as examples, Young will
This challenging painting event features artists capturing the beauty and awe of the sunset over Glen Lake and Lake Michigan. Artists work quickly to capture the setting sun (Weather permitting). These paintings will be on view and for purchase on Friday evening sale at the Glen Arbor Town Hall. Admission is Free. The 12th year
Personal Power Tools Karen Anderson returns to the GAAC to explore how the arts give us tools for expressing our power in “Personal Power Tools” October 14, 10 am – noon. In this workshop, students will engage in discussion and visit the “Power Tools” exhibition to discover how it enlarges one’s vision of personal power.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 12th annual Plein Air Weekend opens August 6 with the Quick Draw. Artists will fan out around Glen Arbor and create in a designated two-hour period of time work to this year’s theme: “Capturing Village Life: Images of Empire and Glen Arbor.” The public is welcome to watch the artists in
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 12th annual Plein Air Weekend opens August 6 with the Quick Draw. Artists will fan out around Glen Arbor and create in a designated two-hour period of time work to this year’s theme: “Capturing Village Life: Images of Empire and Glen Arbor.” The public is welcome to watch the artists in
The Glen Arbor Arts Center invites the community to a Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 9, 5 - 7 pm. This seasonal celebration begins with the 2021 Small Works Holiday Exhibition, an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art for $150 or less. The exhibition features the work of
Parallel 45 Theatre and Glen Arbor Arts Center present “Lungs,” a staged reading about life, love, hope and change at the GAAC on May 6, 6 pm. “Lungs” is a smart, funny drama that follows a couple through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship. They grapple with questions of parenthood, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain
Raion Taiko makes it Manitou Music debut on Saturday, April 29, at 7 pm at the Glen Lake School’s indoor auditorium. Glen Lake School is located at 3375 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City. Feel the heartbeat of the drums pulsing with the moving spirit of the Midwest Taiko arts ensemble Raion Taiko’s “sound of thunder
